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WINNERS & LOSERS: Bytes falls on outlook; Bellway cuts view

24th Mar 2026 11:23

(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Tuesday.

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FTSE 100 winners

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Autotrader Group PLC, up 2.5% at 473.55 pence

ConvaTec Group PLC, up 2.3% at 222.6p

Pershing Square Holdings Ltd, up 2.1% at 4,040p

Smith & Nephew PLC, up 2.0% at 1,211p, activist investor Cevian now has 10% stake, up from 5.0%

IG Group Holdings PLC, up 1.8% at 1,448p

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FTSE 100 losers

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Antofagasta PLC, down 2.2% at 3,299.5p, miners return progress after Monday rise

Rolls-Royce Group PLC, down 1.7% at 1,162.75p

Babcock International Group PLC, down 1.6% at 1,249.5p

JD Sports Fashion PLC, down 1.5% at 68.31p

Anglo American PLC, down 1.4% at 2,982.5p

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FTSE 250 winners

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Goodwin PLC, up 9.4% at 13,075p, plunged 48% on Monday

Applied Nutrition PLC, up 3.2% at 211.5p, fell 7.2% on Monday

ME Group International PLC, up 3.1% at 140.8p

WPP Group PLC, up at 3.1% at 231.8p, smaller peer S4 Capital PLC impresses

Trainline PLC, up 3.0% at 216p

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FTSE 250 losers

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Bytes Technology Group PLC, down 15% at 253.3p, outlook disappoints

Trustpilot Group PLC, down 12% at 208.2p, Advent Global Opportunities sells 5.6% stake

Bellway PLC, down 11% at 1,910p, cuts outlook

Gamma Communications PLC, down 7.3% at 771.5p, 2025 pretax profit falls

Raspberry Pi Holdings PLC, down 7.0% at 298.1p

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FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus:

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Bellway PLC, down 11% at 1,910p, 12-month range 1,896.00p-2,998.00p. It reports mixed first half results, guiding higher-than-expected full-year house volume but at a lower-than-forecast profit margin. The housebuilder says pretax profit was broadly flat at GBP139.9 million in the six months to January compared with GBP140.8 million a year prior. The full-year operating margin is forecast to be similar to the first half at around 10.5%, down from 10.9% in the prior financial year. Bellway had previously forecast a margin of 11.0%.

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Antofagasta PLC, down 2.2% at 3,299.5p, 12-month range 1,278.00p-4,475.00p. Miners are back in the red Tuesday after climbing on Monday following US President Donald Trump halting Iran strikes.

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CVS Group PLC, up 2.6% at 1,166.00 pence, 12-month range 885.00p-1,648.00p. The UK's Competition & Markets Authority concludes its probe into vets, mandating practices to publish price lists and capping prescription fees among remedies that will take effect within a year. CVS welcomes the announcement, saying it brings certainty to the sector after "more than two years and a half" of being under the microscope.

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Bytes Technology Group PLC, down 15% at 253.3p, 12-month range 248.60p-563.00p. Bytes hits this one year low on Tuesday. The Surrey, England-based enterprise software firm reports operating profit of GBP62 million for the financial year that ended February 28, from GBP66.4 million a year earlier. But gross profit was up 2.3% to GBP167 million from GBP163.3 million. For the 2027 financial year, Bytes expects high single-digit to low double-digit percentage growth in gross profit, with operating profit broadly flat as it absorbs GBP4.5 million of cost normalisation. Analysts at Peel Hunt say the guidance was "muted".

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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor

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